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® ASSOCIATED $ ® PRESS @ ® DISPATCHES @ VOLUME XXIV Modern Road to Union Line Be Reality Soon Road Has Been Completed to Point Near Howell’s Church and Fine Progress Is Being Made Now. FIVE MILES TO BE CONSTRUCTED j It Is Hoped That Entire Road j Will Be Completed by Sep-! tember 15th—Other Roads J Are Getting Attention. Editorial Correspondence. It is only n matter of weeks now until a modern road from Coneord to the 1 'f!ion county line will be * reality And the word modern is properly used for the road will be up-to-date in every j way. and is being built under specific*- l tiotw,*et forth by the State highway de- 1 partment. Work hrts progressed now to the point where W. O. Brown. engi-1 neer of the Cabarrus county highway J commission, predicts that the road will i be completed not Inter than j fifteenth. ' It was m.v pleasure to inspect the road Monday afternoon and I find that it eom- j pares favorably with any sand-elav road I have seen in the State. There is no I point along the highway that is narrow er than 110 feet and in some places the road is -K) feet in width. The best of j topsoil is being used and the road, where completed is very similar in ap pearance and inake-up to the excellent road front Mt. Pleasant to Albemarle. The commission now lias the road com- \ . )deled to a point near Howells Baptist Church. The road near the home of Moses Furr is under construction now l and by the cud of this week it is ex pected to have it completed to a point beyond the boundaries of his farm. 1 From that point on to Midland there will he little grading to be done, A new fill and bridge will have to be erect ed at Anderson's Creek, as the new road leaves the old road at the creek, but Mr. I Brown is of the opinion that this work | will not long delay the completion of the' road. Just beyond Anderson’s Creek the pro-j posed road strikes the road recently com-j pleted by the State adjoining Charlotte and Albemarle. That jipint is about twd miles from MidlnntJ. and Midland Is is completed to a point within five miles of the Tlnton line. ! Modern machinery is being used in the construction of the road and the roadbed is being made of Cabarrus top soil. The territory through which the road runs abounds in excellent road soil and this soil is being lavishly used by Mr. Brown, i This means that the road not only will lie safe in dry weather bnt that it will he in good shape even in bad weather as the top soil being used does not become soggy and slippery. And in addition to this, the road is so wide at all points that there is little danger of an auto or buggy slipping from it. A tractor and five scoops were being used to place top soil on the road Mon day afternoon, and encli seven minutes seven yards of dirt were being moved. It is estimated by road experts, it is said, that the machinery takes the place of 48 mules and 28 persons. It takes bnt three persons to operate the machin ery—a driver for the tractor and two- 1 men to load and dump the sco/ops. I It is also estimated by experts that the tractor and five scoops can do as i much work in one day as six teams could > do in a week The scoops are automat ically loaded and it only requires two men to operate five of them. The men determine when the scoops are to be loaded and when unloaded. As I watch ed the work the soil was being carried about l. r >o yards and it required just seven minutes for a lend to be secured, dumped and placed. Each scoop, it is also said by experts, carries as much as six wagons could carry. While the one tractor and five scoopß were working at a point where the road had already been graded another trac tor and three other scoops were engaged St another point grading out the road and building a base for the top soil. 1 This work is more tedious and therefore slower than the work being-done by the first tractor, but it can be done with the machinery much faster and more economically than with teams. At a point near the Howells Baptist Church a soggy, low place was struck liy the workmen and the ground was so unsettled that work at this point was delayed several days. However, while temporarily halted at this point the workmen were not idle. They moved on to higher ground and completed grad ing on the road near the home of Mr. Furr. The old road at this point winded in and out among hills and val leys. but the new road follows a ridge and there is not more than a 4 percent grade nt an point. At a point just in front of the home of Henry Furr the new road strikes the old road and follows it to a point near Anderson's Creek. The old roadbed will be used for some distance but it will 'he reworked and shaped up just as tbe new part than is to be added to it. Anderson’s Creek will be crossed at a point just left of the present bridge. It is planned now to use an 80-foot span of bridge over the creek. It is said that once about every 20 years this creek gets up so that even the proposed new bridge could not be used. There i« an excellent detour, however, that leads off near tbe home of Henry Furr and this can be used when the overflow come*. The detour strikes the' Charlotte-Albe marle rood not far from the point *bere •he new road strikes it. " (Continued on Page Seven) The Concord Daily Tribune , > ...... » 1 :: • ♦ — DAVIS PREPARES TO LEAVE MAINE Spends Last Day of Vacation Completing: His Address ; Accepting the Nomination. (By (he Associated Press.! j Dark Harbor, Me., July 20.—With I only 24 hours of his Maine vacation re jmaining. John W. Davis devoted much i of his time today to finishing his address I he is to deliver at Clarksburg. W. Vn., on August 11th. accepting the Democrat ic Presidential nomination., i His calendar w,as clear of engagements, and his only recreation was a golf game ,in the late afternoon. Accompanied by Mrs. Davis and his friend. Frank L. , IV,Ik. the nominee will leave tomorrow for New York arriving there J Thursday morning. FARMER BITTEN’ BY SNAKE j HE CARRIED IN 1118 .POCKET {Reptile Made Itself at Home In Coat in Field. | St. Mary’s. W. V., July 2ft.—Ezra I’owell, a farmer living near here, is in i a erital condition frpm the bite of a : copperhead snake, ns the result of nn- I wittingly enrrying the reptile home with him in a coat pocket, from a field. Powel’ had' tossed his coat onto the ground ' while working in the harvest field, and ) when he picked it up to go to supper he i did not note its increased weight. I Arriving home, lie dropped the eoat | in a corner of a room. As he did so Uis | wife saw the head of the snake dart I menacingly from the pocket and cried a warning to Powell not to move. Before he realigned the import of the woman's ' words, Powell turned and accidentally stepped on the eoat. Instantly the oop | perhend struck and sank its fangs in his foot. Powell killed the reptile, which was about. 18 inches long, and then sent ■ for a doctor. It is believed tonight that he will recover. ; BODY OF BANK AUDITOR IS FOUND IN BATHROOM i William I*. Smith. Auditor ot Murch- I ison National Bank, is Asphyxiated. j Wilmington, July 28. —William I, Smith. 40. auditor at the Murchison National bank, this morning about 0 o’clock was found dead in the batli rpora of his residence 71st Dck street, ate* flw residence of his RiTbeV-in-ISw,- Captain W. H. Pemberton, i Official reports of the investigation of death were not available, but it is stated that death was due to asphyxia tion although it is not believed by friends that there was any suicidal in tent- The body, cioihed in underwear. ; was lying on the hack, arms down be side it, without any sign of struggle. A water glass on a nearby steel, was so situated, it was said, that if there had been any movement of one arm it would have been knocked to the floor. The po lice were asked to call Coroner A. W. Al’en and the coroner responded and visited the remains but Mr. Allen did not consider an inquest necessary. BISHOP HAID BURIED IN BELMONT TODAY Church Dignitaries From All Parts of the Country Present For Services. (By the Associated Press.*. , Charlotte. July 20.—The lit. Rev. , Leo Haid, Bishop of North Carolinn. and denn of the Roman Catholic clergy in America, was buried in little cemetery •at Belmont Abbey today. Church dig i nitaries from all parts of the country were in attendance. Private services and masses for the (lend prelate were sung in the capital yes terday. Today nt 0:30 o’clock a service of divine office was held by the priests nt 'the Abbey and at 10:30 n pontifical requiem mass was sung. The Rt. Rev. Abbot. Charles Mohr of St. Leo's Abbey. San Antonio. Flo., was the celebrant of the mass. The Rt. Rev. Hugh Boyle, bishop of Pittsburgh, Ta., preached the sermon. PRESIDENT BEGINS TO PUT SPEECH ON PAPER Has Progressed to Point on Acceptance Speech That He Is Able to Dictate it For Printers. (By the Associated Press* Washington, July 20.—President Cool idge has begun to put on paper the re publican campaign keynote address he will deliver here on August 14th when formally advised of his nomination as tbe Republican Presidential candidate. Seated in his study in the White House. Mr. Coolidge spent several hours yesterday dictating sections of the ad dress to his stenographer. He made rap id progress and another period was allot ted for similar work today. Senator Lodge Progressing Well. (By the associated Press* Cambridge, Maßs., July 20. —Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was progressing well today. “Everything is perfectly satis factory in every way,” his physician said after a brief visit to the patient this morning. It was said that Senator Lodge had bad a goodnight’s rest, and he should be able to eat whatever he chose today and could smoke. Mrs. Fleischmaiui Gets Divorce. Paris, July '2O (By the Associated Press).—A divorce on grounds of aban donment today was granted (to Mrs. Laura G. Hyland-Hemingwny Fleisch mann, wife of Julius Fleischmann, former mayor of Cincinnati. All male members of Cold--Springs. M. E. Church, Sonth, of No. 9 township, are asked to meet at the church on Thurs day morning at 7 (fdoek with the prop er tools with which to dean off the church cemetery. -■■'■«r- ' ■ ■ " ■ ■ CONCORD, N. C. t TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1924 STATEMENTS MADE BY MURDERERS OF : FRANKS ARE READ 1 Denial and Confessions of Leopold and Loeb Read When Court Opened To day—Read by Defense. ATTORNEYCROWE IS VERY TIRED And Voice Has About Given Out as Result of Work He Has Had to Do Since the Hearing Was Started. (B.v tfcV Associated Press.* Chicago, July 2!) (By the Associated Press). —Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Rich ard Loeb. who pleaded guilty to the kid napping and murder of Robert Franks, today heard road in open court first their denials and then their confessions if the crime. Benjamin Baehraeh, one of the attor neys for the boys, helped to get into the record this final stage of the state's pre sentation of evidence by relieving State's | Attorney Crowe of the task of reading the prosecution's transcript of the boys' admissions. Mr. Crowe's voice was worn ! but after .“>0 minutes of rending Mr. Bncli rach said he was "getting a little hoarse" , The state’s attorney however declined I to take up the vocal burden at that time. ! The boys listened with little change of i expression until Mr. Baehraeh reached a passage in which Leopold ((noted a pro fane exclamation made to his brother when he learned that his spectacles had been found near the culvert in which he and Loeb had hidden the body of the Franks boy. When this came out both defendants grinned. They smiled again when the account reached a conversation between Leopold and Mr. Crowe in which the latter quiz zed tile student on the distinction be-' tween grammar and rhetoric. , Other points that amused the defend ants included Leopold's hope that lie was an expert automobile driver, 'and his doubt as to whether gin was his favor ite beverage. . Clareuee S. Harrow, chief counsel for the defense; sat with the hoys and talked - «, day's proceedings did not discourage Hie spectators. At one point in .the reading of Leo ocld's confession. Leopold's ideas on re ligion were worked into the record. “There is no God,” he was quoted as saying. “I do not believe in a future life. When I die I die all over. Os course, that is only an opinion, and it can be demonstrated only b.v dying.” Leopold was busy talking to Mr. Har row when this occurred, and apparently did not hear it. Loeb, however, leaned far forward to catch it, and then turned to his com panion's conference with the attorney. Leopold, in his confession, told Mr. Crowe that since 10A21 lie had at times carried a .32 caliber automatic pistol be cause "I wanted to be very grown up.” He said Ixieb was a close friend, and that they had a habit of dining together as frequently as three times a week. For the second time, Mr. Baehraeh reached unprintable matter, and leaned over the three stenographers to whisper to them something for the record only. This required several minutes. The reading brought out Leopold's agreement with. Mr. Crowe that he had been treated with every consideration by tlie prosecutor, and had "no complaint to make whatever." Loeb caught a pretty young girl artist sketching him and turned, smiled and posed. Leopold was quoted as saying that he ■ had two nicknames, "Babe" from the fam ily and "Flea" from the boys at the pre , parntory school he had attended. He said lie probably was called flea because of his size and interest in insects. He was quot ed as denying ever having used narcotics. Says Loeb Struck Franks, Chicago, July 20 (By the Associated Press). —Rending in court today of Na than Leopold, .Tr's„ confession of the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks showed him accusing Richard Loeb of having struck the boy on the head and of gagging the victim. “I stepped on the gas,” said Leopold’s confession in which he pictured himself as the driver of the ear. Neither defendant glanced at each other as this was read. MAKING MACHINE FOR INDEPENDENT TICKET Political Machine hie la* Follette and Wheeler Is to lie Completed Before Senators Start Campaign. (Br the Associated Press.) • Washington, July 29.—The setting up ; of a political machine for the La Follette- Wheeler independent Presidential cam -1 paign is to be completed under present i plans of its sponsors before the Senators • embark upon extensive speaking program. 1 Although this may delay the start of • speech making until Septeir.lter, leaders in the movement expressed the opinion today that the plan would enable the candidates to make more effective use of I their efforts. Senator La Follette meanwhile will re ■ main in Washington in close touch with ■ the functioning of the new organization. Tickets For Free Pictures. All children under 15 years of age Are • asked tq call at the Elks Club tomorrow : afternoon between thrte and four o'clock, - and secure tickets bf-i&aiMfo» to the • free pictures that 'Ring tjobsted by > the Elks to the children of tbe city at the Piedmont theatre Friday morning. Iji What Concord Builds Builds Concord j j ;!; Concord’s Greatest Need, a New and Modem Hotel j! ;!; Hie dirc.ciors of the Concord Real Estate Co. were au- ! ! 'ji thorized by |ie stockholders at the last annual meeting’ to ] [ ! provide pIaMS and raise the necessary funds, and execute 11 jij the huilain|f|of a new hotel in Concord. After careful ! I iji and thorough consideration we recommend the following: | ! To build a new hotel qu the site of the present hotel, ] | jij consisting of 100 rooms. !j> '! We have secured estimates from reliable estimators that ! I !]! same will cost about $102,000.00. ] | ill We have already secured stock subscriptions amount) •» iji ing to SBO,O-00100. J| We desire! to sell enough more stock to make a total !< X of $192,000,00 <1 | | We recomknend this proposition to the investing public ! ! i of Concord” 4nd surrounding territory. ] [ |j| We plan tO put on a vigorous campaign in the next few ] | |!| days to complete the sale of stock. ! ’ '!> Signed bv Members of the Board: | ! !j! A. F. HARTSELL « | Ji| CIIAS. R. WAGONER ill l. n. coltrane I! IS L. T. HARTSELL j| |i[ • J. A. CANNON •> !i C. W. SWINK l! 'X ' L. M. RICHMOND S| ROTARIANB TO MEET i j TO DISCUSS HIGHWAY' Want’Road From Bluefleld, W. Va., to | Mt. Airy, N. C., Placed In Good | Shape. (Hy the Associated Press.* Charlotte. July 29. —Representatives of Rotary clubs from a number of North Carolina. Virginia and West Virginia cities, will meet in ITytheville. Virginia, Saturday morning, it was announced here today, to discus* improvement of the highway from RluefiiAd, W. Va., to Mt. Airy. N. C. It is loped, according to a (statement made here, to have this road j improved to such extent that traffic now i diverted through Tennessee or b.v way . of Richmond, Va., enn be inducted to | travel through western North Carolinn. | ' Rotary clubs from Winston-Salem, Greensboro. Salisbury. Higli Point. Lexington, Concord, Statesville, Moores ville. Gastonia and Charlotte are expected to accept the invitation of the Bluefiel«l club to attend the meeting. HARRELL ADMITS .JJJS PABfWIN THE CRIME Man Arrested in Nashville Tells Ilfs Part in Killing Army Officer. Nashville. Tcnn.. July 28.—Arrested at the request of < South Carolina authorities on a charge of being an ac cessory after the foot in the murder of Major Samuel H. MoLeary, Gerald Har rell will be taken front* here to Columbia within the next two days, local authorities said tonight. Harrell, n brother of Frafik Harrell, who admitted following their arrest here that he was present when Major MoLeary was slain by Mortimer N. King, on July 2. near Cheraw. S. C.. said he would not resist, extradition. Frank Harrell was tnkeu to the South Carolina prisou from here last week. Gerald had just been released from jail after serving a term for vagrancy when he was arrested nt the request of South Carolina officials. THE COTTON MARKET Heavy Realizing Sent Prices Off 43 to 48 Points Under Monday’s Closing. (By the Associated Press.* New York. July 29. —Heavy realizing in tlie cotton market this morning sent prices off 43 to 48 points under the previous close. The market opened steady with active positions 22 to 36 points 10-,er. October later dropped to 28.87 and December to 28.02. Selling by spot houses. New Orleans and the South was based on the theory that the recent ad vance had already discounted whatever deterioration in the crop actually had taken place. The opening prices were: Ot. 29.10; Dec. 28.25; Jan. 28.10; March 28.30; and May 28.40. Rowan Farmers Will Visit Washing ton. Salisbury, July 28.—Evidence that tlie Rowan Farm tour conducted by County Agent Yeager over into east Tennessee last year has set a precedent for (tome time to come is coming in thick and fast these days in the applications that, are being received for the trip that is be made this year through the valley of Virginia to Washington and returjri down the Virginia coast accord ing to a statement made by Mr. Yeager. Anticipating that the farmers of tbe county would want to take another trip thiß year, County Agent Yeager began to look about some time ago over trip routes and as several farmers had al ready expressed a desire to visit, the National capital, attention was given to a trip in that direction resulting in a definite decision to carry the farmers over what will probably be one of the most faeinating routes than can be token put of Salisbury. Franklin McNeill 1* Dead in Fayette ville. Fayetteville, July 28.—Franklin Mc- Neill. first chairman of the corporation commission of North Carolina, died in a local hospital at noon today. Mr. Mc- Neill was brought to the hospital last Friday from “Ellersley” his country place in this county, where he was spending a few days when he was taxen ill. His health had been declining for five or six years and forced bis retire ment from bkf law practice in Raleigh sometime ago. , "Home brewing” to France of an Imitation wftotbe forbidden absinthe, made, from ** aniseed, base, is causing much trouble to the authorities. iREPORT OF PREMIER HERRIOT IS RECEIVED Report Received Very Calmly by Even Most Ardent Supporters of Premier. Paris. July 2!) (By the Associated Press).—The French parliament today received in absolute silence and with marked frigidity Premier Herriot's re port on the progress of the inter-allied conference in London in which the head of the government described the failure of the conference to come to au agree ment with British itnd American bank ers on the question of security for the I Dawes plan loan to Germany, j Except for favorable comments by j about 12 or 15 socialist deputies, the j chamber maintained absolute silence I while the telegram from the Premier, which described briefly the work of the j various committees of the conference, was read. j The socialists applauded a few pas : sages, but the large majority of the j deimties listened in evident apathy, j Even the moderator left, the Premier’s main support in the majority, refused to become enthusiastic. -V After the' document had been read [Vie the chamber passed without comment to the order of the day. ROBED KLANSMEN BEAR GIFTS TO EVANGELIST Two Thousand Dollars Given Cyclone Mack by Berkley, West Va„ Elans men. Berkley, W. Vo.. July 28. Crowds estimated at more than 12.000 heard Rev. B. F. McLendon (Clyclono Mack) yesterday in the greatest religious serv ices ever held in the southern section of West Virginia. More than 200 con versions marked the close of the day’s services, which were held at the big tent near the high school. Just before the opening of the evening service, which was attended by more than 8.000 people, 50 robed klansmen marched iin'to the tent, in single file and up to the platform where they presented the evengelist with a check of $2,000. the largest donation ever made to any individual at a religious gather ing in the state. • The Sunday evening service marked the beginning of the last week of a five weeks’ campaign held here by "Cyclone Mack" during his stay in Berkley, crowds aggregating from 3.000 to 11,- 000 persons have attended the meetings. With the close of the meetings one week from tonight, the big 'tent will be razed and loaded to be shipped to Bristol, Tenn., where the evangelist will hold a five weeks’ revival, beginning the last week in August, Bobbed Hair Will Not Ruin Women. Jimison Says. Spencer. Julv 28.—"1t will take more than a pair of shears to ruin the good women of this eountrv and send them to hell." declared Rev. Tom P. Jimison in a sermon before a large congregation at the First Methodist, church here Sunday when the pastor discussed bobbed hair and other things under a general theme of “Intolerance." Neither will short skirts or long skirts ruin the women he said. It will also take more than the dance hall or the swimming hole to wreck the purity of the women of this country, according to the declarations of Mr. Jimison. He has too strong faith in the women to believe any such stuff, de claring that intelligence, integrity and character are the requisites for teaching school. Mr- Jimison criticised the locnl school board for requiring applicants to state whether or not they .wear bobbed hair. He stated that they might as well require them to go back to the styles of a few decades ago and require them to wear hoop skirts and pantalettes. Uncle BHty Res vis Die* at Age of tot. Moeksvitle, July 28.—Uncle “Billy" Reavis. who lived about 14 miles north west of Moeksville on the edge of Yad kin county, died Satnrduy afternoon. Had he lived until next month he would have reached his 101st. birthday. Mr. Reavis was the oldest man in this entire section of the country. His wtfe died last winter at the advanced age of 97 years. Siberian natives, thinking to cheat th* purchasing agent of an ivory importing company, substituted the tusks of a pre historic sMßtodpn-Jor tbs walrus ivory. However, the psstsjMjdon ivory was well preserved and wa*' of more value than that of the walrus. LONDON CONFERENCE RESULTS W SUE Little Progress Observable Toward Goal of Confer ence’s Ambitions.—Objec tives Seem Almost Obscure FRENCH OFFER MORE PROPOSALS Premier Theunis of Belgium, and Col. Logan of America, Also Present New Propos als to the Conference. London. July 2ft. (By the Associated Press). —The inter-allied conference drag ged wearily along today with little prog ress observable toward the goal of its ambitions, the launching of the Dawes report. That objective becomes more ob scure sonic days than others, in the maze of discussions through which diplomacy moves to accomplish its cuds, and today was one of the murky sort. There were no formal committee meet ings arranged for today. In the infor mal discussions among the delegates, financiers and experts, the French took the lead in an effort to co-ordinate the various formula proposed to reconcile the financiers’ ideas of security for investors in the proposed German loan, with the reluctance of France to waive her right to separte action should Germany de fault. With the proposals of Premier Theunis of Belgium, and Colonel James A. Logan, the American official before them, the conferees are eager to receive the proposed new formula of the French and to co-ordinate all three into some thing tangible for considerationg when the full committee on defaults and penal ties meets agaiu tomorrow. PASTOR CRITICIZES COOLIDGE’S SPEECH Scores President For Placing God Third in Radio Speech to Boy Scouts. Atlanta, Ga.. July 28.—1 n a sermon preached last night at the Central Bap tist church here. Rev. W. 1,. Hambrtck. tlie pastor, severely scored President Coolidge for haying -placed God third’ in Tib radio -fiiawsrr,; mrwstif* ed Friday, when the President urged the youths to reverence "First, nature: second law: third God." according to a story which will appear in the Atlanta Constitution Monday morning. "During the world war we justly criticized and condemned the Kaiser for referring to God as secondary—’Me and Gott.'" the pastor is quoted as saying by the Constitution, “but Inst Friday our own President, took the liberty of moving God down a step further, and put him in third place. In his radio ad dress to the Boy Scouts of America he urged them to reverence, first, nature; second, law: third. God.” The Constitution further quotes Rev. Mr. Hambrick in his sermon: “It isT very unfortunate that our President should have been so careless with his thoughts and words, for in so doing, in my judgment, he has not only dishonored the office lie holds, but. the God that we worship and serve- I think it. is a shame on our nation, and a slur on Christianity. Wisdom, honor and principle, as well as Christianity, ever reverence God first." . MRS. FERGUSON SECOND IN TEXAS PRIMARY Running Second to Felix Robertson for Democratic Gubernatorial Nomina tion. (By the Associated Press.) Dallas. Texas. July 2fl.—Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, candiate for tlie Democratic nomination for Governor, maintained a lead of 3,450 votes over Lynch Davidson for second place in Saturday’s initial Democratic primary, according to returns tabulated today by the Texas Election Bureau. The returns were from 237 out of 252 counties, with 55 counties complete. The vote cf the three lead ing candidate follows: Felix Bobertson 164,293; Airs. Ferguson 121,263: Dav idson 117.K13. Mrs. Ferguson is seeking the office to avenge her husband, former Governor Jim Ferguson, who was impeached, GOV. SMITH ANXIOUS TO HELP HIS PARTY Confers With Clem Shaver About Part He Will Play in tlie Campaign. (By the Associated Press.) New York, July 2ft.—Governor Smith had a long conference with Clem L. Shaver. Democratic National Chairman, today, to devise plans by which lie could ■ devote his every effort to further the candidacy of John IV. Davis, Demo cratic uominec for President. "I will make a speaking tour. I will do anything I can to help the national tick et." the Governor said. Sen. La. FoUetfc Wants Report- on Sugar. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, July 2ft.—Declaring that he had “rcasou to believe” that represen tatives of sugar interests were delaying a report by the Tariff Commission upon an investigation into costs of sugar produc tion. Senator La Follette today called up on the commission today for an explana tion. Aviator* to Taka Off Tomorrow. Brough, England, July » (By the 4*- sociatad Press). —The American around tha world aviators wfll take off for Kirk wall tomorrow niorniug, according to the present arrangements. ■9 ! TODAY'S 9 9 NEWS 9 9 TODAY 9 99999 9 9 99 NO. 176. N. L. SMITH AND R. m,k HU IN tfPUIHE ACCIDENT Plane Fell With Them Just as They Were Preparing to Leave Winnsboro, S. C., Early Monday Morning. GASOLINE IGNITED WHEN PLANE FELL Both Men Were Burned and Mr. Housel Is Still in Hos pital—Mr. Smith Able to Leave the Hospital. Henry L. Smith, of this city and Kan napolis, was slightly burned, and R. M. House), of Kannapolis, was severely burn ed when an airplane in which they were riding crashed into a tree, exploding the gasoline tank and trapping Mr. Housel beneath the flaming plane. Air. Housel was rushed to Charlotte immediately, where lie was placed in St, Peters Hos pital. Air. Smith went on to Kannapo lis nrnl returned today to the .home of his sister, A|gs. U. G. DesPortes. at Winnsboro, S. ('., The accident occurred Alonday morn ing at Winnsboro, South Carolina, where Air. Smith had stopped over to vis it his sister. The plane had been pur chased by Air. Smith for Air. Housel in Anniston. Ala., and was being driven to Kannapolis. Air. Housel went to Winus boro to meet Air. Smith Saturday and both remained there for the week-end. The plane was very heavily loaded, flar ing an extra supply of gasoline and Air. Smith’s baggage. Air. Smith is said to have remarked that with Mr. Housel there was too much weight but he decid ed to try to make tlie trip despite the ex tra load. A trial flight without Housel was suc cessful and both prepared to leave about 0:30. Due to the excessive weight, the plane rose slowly when the flight was begun. For this reason, it failed to clear some nearby trees and in the resulting crash the propeller was broken. Air. Smith quickly righted the machine and attempted to glide to the ground. He was partially successful and landed in a ditch at a comparatively low speed. How ever, thf gasoline tank in some way was entne to‘tlie ground. In the Interim be tween the crash into the trees and the dive into the ditch. Air. Smith unstrap ped himself and is said to have told Air. Housel to do the same. Mr. Housel for some reason was unable to do so and when the plane burst into flames he found himself trapped. Air. Smith man aged to get free of the burning machine but when he saw Mr. Housel’s predica ment. he returned aud in extricating Air. Housel was severely burned on the arms. Mr. Housel was badly burned on the face, arms and legs and it is thought his con dition is very serious. Air. DesPortes immediately rushed Air. Smith and Air. Housel to Charlotte in his automobile. Air. Smith was able to drive on to Kannapolis to attend to some business matters. The plnne was completely ruined as a result of the smash and tire. It is not known whether Air. Housel, who had planned to buy a machine for some time, will get another plane. Mr. Smith during the war was an avia tor and is said to be a skilled pilot. He was piloting the machine at the time of the crash. At present he is employed by the Cannon Manufacturing Co., of JCau napolis. Air. Housel is the Foril distrib utor for the Kannapolis district. WARRANTS SERVED ON W. H. BENNETT AND WIFE They Are Charged With the Murder of Miss Augusta Hoffman in 1015. (By the Associated Press.) Chattanooga. Tenn., July 21).—The warrants charging W. H. Bennett and his wife with the murder of Miss Au gusta Hoffman, who disappeared mysteri ously from the Bennett home in this city in 1915, were served at ft o’clock this morning as they came from their room in a local hotel where they have been allowed to stay under surveillance since they came here from Home. Ga., a week ago. With Our Advertisers. Have your rugs cleaned now for the coming winter. See new ad. of Bob’s Dry Cleaning Co. Read the ad. "What the Atutual Oil Company Aleans to Cabarrus County.” Last hams at 25 cents a pound 'at tlie Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co., as meats arc advancing rapidly in price. Dotty Dclig&t will be here soon. A 25 per cent, reduction on all suit* and pants at W. A. Overeasli’s. A $35.00 baby carriage at the Con cord Furniture Company for only $17.50. Get a safe depot box at the Citizens Bank and Trust Co., and you will Is l ab solutely safe from burglars anti fire. i-L "T is ~ WHAT SMITTVS WEATHER CAT* BATS Generally fair tonight and Weflaes day; slightly warmer Wednesday. 1
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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July 29, 1924, edition 1
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